All Environment Publications

This letter addresses the updated guidance provided by the Commission regarding the strict protection of animal species of EU interest under the Habitats Directive, particularly focusing on large carnivores such as the wolf.

This Toolkit supports anyone interested in establishing national and regional/local platforms on large carnivores, providing guidance based on lessons learned and good practice.

EU LC Platform Poster covering the background on large carnivores in Europe, main activities and key principles.

Guidelines for Population Level Management Plans for Large Carnivores in Europe.

Technical report on the most urgent actions necessary at the population level for four large carnivore species protected under the EU's Habitats Directive. It includes recommendations which are addressed to national, regional or local authorities, and to all interested stakeholders.

Ten best practice examples that focus on improving stakeholder relations were selected and analysed. These were chosen to cover a range of biogeographic and political situations as well as all large carnivore species and stakeholder groups.

The Iberian pilot project "Exploring traditional husbandry methods to reduce wolf predation on free-ranging cattle in Portugal and Spain" assesses traditional cattle husbandry practices compatible with wolves. Researchers and producers collaborate to adapt practices in conflict-prone regions.

This report describes a pilot project on large carnivores funded by the European Commission. Implemented from November 2013 to November 2014, it involved various organizations in Slovakia and Slovenia.

Letter Commissioners Sinkevicius and Wojciechowski to EU Environment and Agriculture Ministers on Guidance Document